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I learned something interesting about British coinage today. £5, £2, and £1 coins are legal tender for any amount. 50p, 25p (yeah, I’ve never seen one either), and 20p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £10. 10p and 5p coins are only legal tender up to £5. And, the biggest surprise to me: 2p and 1p coins are only legal tender for amounts not exceeding 20p. (All notes are legal tender for any amount.)
That doesn’t mean that you can’t buy a pack of chewing gum for 30p using 2p coins, just that the cashier is legally allowed to refuse to serve you.
(via The Royal Mint Legal Tender Guidelines; lots of good stuff on the Royal Mint website.)
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